13 Assassins

You might want to give 13 Assassins a go, if you’re looking for something to rent. If you don’t like either (a) samurai movies, or (b) very violent movies (some disturbing scenes, especially in setting up what a monster the bad guy is), you should probably steer clear of this one. But for everybody else, this one’s a keeper. The last 45 minutes is an epic battle that somehow never loses momentum or interest (45 minutes!), in part because you have no idea which, if any, of the good guys are going to survive, or if they will succeed at all, and you really really want them to succeed because the bad guy is so very very bad. Here’s the trailer: